EE Value Optimization Engineer – Electrical Systems & Technical Optimization

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Groupe SEGULA Technologies SA in Auburn Hills, Michigan, seeks an engineer to identify and develop cost and value-optimization opportunities for automotive electrical and electronic systems, focusing on wiring harnesses, ECUs, embedded tech, infotainment, connectivity, and ADAS.

You will analyze E/E systems for cost, complexity, and integration, generate optimization ideas, benchmark competitors, assess technical feasibility, build business cases, and coordinate changes through validation and

Qualifications

• Experience with E/E systems cost optimization.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of automotive architecture and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Systems Analysis: Analyze E/E systems and components for cost, complexity, feature, and integration optimization.
• Idea Generation: Develop optimization ideas across harnesses, ECUs, embedded hardware/software, infotainment, telematics, and ADAS.
• Benchmarking: Benchmark competitor technologies, specifications, and E/E architectures.
• Change Evaluation: Review engineering changes and cost notices for technical feasibility and financial impact.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Evaluate technical feasibility with Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Validation, and Tier-1 suppliers.
• Architecture Integrity: Assess impacts on E/E architecture, diagnostics, cybersecurity, functional safety, EMC, thermal performance, and customer experience.
• Business Case Creation: Prepare robust business cases covering piece cost, tooling investment, timing, risk, and expected savings.
• Commercial Workshops: Support supplier workshops, teardown reviews, should-cost analysis, and technical commercial negotiations.
• Implementation: Coordinate design changes, validation activities, release milestones, and production implementation.
• Savings Booking: Track technical opportunities and provide technical evidence for Finance validation and official savings booking.

Skills

Systems Analysis

Idea Generation

Benchmarking

Change Evaluation

Stakeholder Alignment

Architecture Integrity

Business Case Creation

Commercial Workshops

Implementation

Savings Booking

Job description

Identify and develop cost and value-optimization opportunities for automotive electrical and electronic systems. The engineer will focus on wiring harnesses, ECUs, embedded technologies, infotainment, connectivity, and ADAS while protecting quality, performance, safety, customer experience, and program timing.

Key Responsibilities

• Systems Analysis: Analyze E/E systems and components for cost, complexity, feature, and integration optimization.

• Idea Generation: Develop engineering optimization ideas across harnesses, ECUs, embedded hardware/software, infotainment, telematics, and ADAS.

• Benchmarking: Benchmark competitor technologies, specifications, and E/E architectures.

• Change Evaluation: Review engineering changes and cost notices for technical feasibility and financial impact.

• Stakeholder Alignment: Evaluate technical feasibility with Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Validation, and Tier-1 suppliers.

• Architecture Integrity: Assess impacts on E/E architecture, diagnostics, cybersecurity, functional safety, EMC, thermal performance, and customer experience.

• Business Case Creation: Prepare robust business cases covering piece cost, tooling investment, timing, risk, and expected savings.

• Commercial Workshops: Support supplier workshops, teardown reviews, should-cost analysis, and technical commercial negotiations.

• Implementation: Coordinate design changes, validation activities, release milestones, and production implementation.

• Savings Booking: Track technical opportunities and provide technical evidence for Finance validation and official savings booking.